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Romeo (voice of Saif Ali Khan) is a dog who once lived in luxurious surroundings. Unfortunately, for him, his owners decide to migrate to London and he is left at the mercy of the servant of the house, who dumps him on the street. Left to fend for himself, he is soon cornered by the local "goons" — Guru, Interval, Hero English and a dog-wannabe cat, Mini — who tell him this is their domain. Romeo does not know the street lingo and is at a loss for words at first, but then turns his charm around to win these very strays as his close pals.

Together, they set up a successful dog-grooming business until Chhainu (Sanjai Mishra), the chamcha (right hand) of gangster-dog Charlie Anna (Javed Jaffrey), arrives to collect hafta (protection money) in the form of bones. Romeo throws Chhainu out, and the others, terrified, go to Charlie to plead their cause. Charlie threatens them with his trio of ninja dogs, whom he calls his Angels (prompting him to crack a Charlie's Angels joke), but Romeo tricks Charlie into allowing his friends to leave unhurt.

Romeo meets Laila (Kareena Kapoor), who is singing on a rooftop, and falls in love. To win her over, Laila tells Romeo he must dance with her in front of everyone at the Moonlight Club where she performs. Romeo says yes, unaware that the dangerous Charlie Anna has long wanted her, and anyone who dares go near her is dealt with severely. But Romeo braves the odds and dances with Laila to win her heart. Love blossoms, enraging Charlie, who captures and terrorizes Romeo. Thinking quickly, Romeo promises promises Charlie that he will win Laila for him (Charlie).

Romeo does not intend to lose Laila, but plans to deflate Charlie's ego by having a disguised Mini pretend to be Laila and make it clear she's not interested. This works, but only exacerbates Charlie's ire, forcing Romeo to promise him a second meeting with Laila. The night of the appointment, however, Chhainu catches Romeo kissing Laila, who then learns of Romeo's deal with Charlie and angrily says she never wants to see him again. A furious Charlie and his Angels chase Romeo and the gang, capturing them. In the end, however, Romeo's selflessness saves Charlie Anna from the dog catcher; the two become friends, and Charlie himself brings Laila to Romeo in a train boxcar scene reminiscent of a similar, famous scene in the film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, causing Charlie Anna to remark, "Where have I seen this before". In a dance number at the end, Romeo shows his left arm tattooed with Laila's names. "Bloopers" follow during the end credits.

This movie's story resembles a recently-released Hollywood film, Beverly Hills Chihuahua (also from Disney), which tells the story of a rich dog who gets lost into the "big bad world".